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Spiced Cup Cakes

1/2 lb. stale Cake Crumbs, 1/2 cup Shortening, 1/2 teaspoonful Ginger, 1/3 pt. sour Milk, (or Cream) Flour, sufficient, 1 scant pt. Molasses, 2 Eggs, 1/2 pt. warm Water, 1 heaping teaspoonful The Great "Arm & Hammer" Soda. 1 teaspoonful ea. Cinnamon, Allspice & Cloves.

Mix together the cake crumbs (or bread crumbs) molasses, melted shortening, eggs and spices, adding gradually the warm water in which you have dissolved the Soda. Then pour into the mixture the sour milk or sour cream and last, sufficient flour to make a soft dough or stiff batter. A half cup or more of currants or raisins added will prove very good in the above cakes. Use cupcake or gem moulds, having them well greased and warmed, then fill half full with the batter. Frost with chocolate icing. 1 cup Sugar,